MKJV
KJV
15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though [it be] but a man’s covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
ASV
15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a mans covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.
ESV
15. To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.
ERVEN
15. Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life: Think about an agreement that one person makes with another. After that agreement is made official, no one can stop it or add anything to it, and no one can ignore it.
NLT
15. Dear brothers and sisters, here's an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case.
WEB
15. Brothers, I speak like men. Though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.
NET
15. Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.
NLV
15. Christian brothers, let me show you what this means. If two men agree to something and sign their names on a paper promising to stay true to what they agree, it cannot be changed.
HCSB
15. Brothers, I'm using a human illustration. No one sets aside even a human covenant that has been ratified, or makes additions to it.
YLT
15. Brethren, as a man I say [it], even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,
LITV
15. Brothers, I speak according to man, a covenant having been ratified, even among mankind, no one sets aside or adds to it.
RV
15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man-s covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.
NCV
15. Brothers and sisters, let us think in human terms: Even an agreement made between two persons is firm. After that agreement is accepted by both people, no one can stop it or add anything to it.
AKJV
15. Brothers, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man cancels, or adds thereto.
LXXEN
KJV
15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though [it be] but a man’s covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
AMP
15. To speak in terms of human relations, brethren, [if] even a man makes a last will and testament (a merely human covenant), no one sets it aside or makes it void or adds to it when once it has been drawn up and signed (ratified, confirmed).
KJVP
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YLT
15. Brethren, as a man I say [it], even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,
ASV
15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a mans covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.
WEB
15. Brothers, I speak like men. Though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.
NASB
15. Brothers, in human terms I say that no one can annul or amend even a human will once ratified.
ESV
15. To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.
RV
15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man-s covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.
RSV
15. To give a human example, brethren: no one annuls even a man's will, or adds to it, once it has been ratified.
NKJV
15. Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though [it is] only a man's covenant, yet [if it is] confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.
MKJV
15. Brothers, I speak according to man, a covenant having been ratified, even among mankind, no one sets aside or adds to it.
AKJV
15. Brothers, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man cancels, or adds thereto.
NRSV
15. Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person's will has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.
NIV
15. Brothers, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no-one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.
NIRV
15. Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life. No one can get rid of an official agreement between people. No one can add to it. It can't be changed after it has been made. It is the same with God's covenant.
NLT
15. Dear brothers and sisters, here's an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case.
MSG
15. Friends, let me give you an example from everyday affairs of the free life I am talking about. Once a person's will has been ratified, no one else can annul it or add to it.
GNB
15. My friends, I am going to use an everyday example: when two people agree on a matter and sign an agreement, no one can break it or add anything to it.
NET
15. Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.
ERVEN
15. Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life: Think about an agreement that one person makes with another. After that agreement is made official, no one can stop it or add anything to it, and no one can ignore it.